"Deadpool 3" Release Date Delayed

In one of the first major blows to the 2024 theatrical release schedule due to ongoing actors' strike, Marvel Studios‘ highly-anticipated movie "Deadpool 3" won’t be making its May 3 theatrical release date.  

The threequel has been in development for years now but was further delayed by the 2019 Disney/Fox merger.

"Deadpool 3" was officially confirmed in December 2019. It marks the first Marvel Studios project to use characters now available to it after Disney purchased 21st Century Fox, which gave Marvel access to mutants, including “Deadpool”, “The X-Men”, and “The Fantastic Four”.

After the acquisition, Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige was quick to confirm the franchise as a keeper for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

The franchise is the top-grossing X-Men movies of all time, with the 2016’s Deadpool and the 2018’s follow-up “Deadpool 2” were huge box office, earning over $1.5 billion worldwide.

“Deadpool 3” will be the first R-rated movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and also marks the first Deadpool movie in which Marvel will work hand in hand with Reynolds and Team Deadpool. 

Feige’s involvement comes after he helped revamp the Spider-Man franchise when he came on to help in the creative effort for that Sony series.

Shawn Levy is on board to direct with Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese returning to pen the threequel. Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin penned a previous draft. Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige will join Reynolds and Levy as producers.

Reynolds and Levy previously collaborated on the hit comedy movie "Free Guy" and Netflix's "The Adam Project".

The threequel features Hugh Jackman reprising his role as Wolverine, Jennifer Garner as the sai-wielding superhero Elektra, Morena Baccarin as Vanessa, Karan Soni as Dopinder, and Leslie Uggams as Blind Al, Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead.

Emma Corrin and Matthew Macfadyen will also star in the upcoming movie.